A woman mourns the loss of her son outside a cremation ground, in Chitwan, Nepal Kolkata: Six days after the devastating flash flood in Nepal, families of the 37 Bengal tourists still missing in the disaster zone are getting around to confronting questions they had until now been afraid to even articulate: What if their…
A JU student draws a graffiti with Tagore’s lines and portrait Kolkata: Students at Jadavpur University on Monday “reclaimed” campus walls by painting graffiti that mixed nationalism with resistance to beat the anti-national tag.The students drew portraits of Rabindranath Tagore, Bhagat Singh, Pritilata Waddedar and Sardar Udham Singh and wrote slogans such as “Free Palestine”…
The operation was carried out during routine border checks when SSB personnel flagged a group of six females traveling under suspicious circumstances alongside two adult males Kolkata: A joint operation by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Panitanki in north Bengal and anti-trafficking organization Kosi Lok Manch, successfully intercepted a cross-border human trafficking attempt on…
The accused was released from jail about five months ago after serving a sentence in a drug trafficking case Kolkata: A man posing as a monk, Palash Mondal, allegedly stole Rs 2.5 lakh along with a gold ring and a silver spoon from a monk’s room at Baishnab Math in Chetla before fleeing. He was…
Kolkata: Three class 9 students of a reputed co-educational English-medium school in Salt Lake were arrested for allegedly using artificial intelligence tools to create and circulate morphed, sexually explicit photos and videos of classmates, their parents and women teachers.Police said the case came to light last month after objectionable videos featuring several girls and teachers…
The launch ceremony of the Association For Welfare Of Private Educational Institutions on Monday in Kolkata Kolkata: Association for Welfare of Private Educational Institutions (AWPEI) was launched on Monday, including private school leaders, educational institution owners, trustees, directors, principals, academics, legal and medical professionals, mental health counsellors, and NGOs.The new organisation aims to bring multiple…
Trinamool chairperson and Bengal ex-CM Mamata Banerjee (file picture) Kolkata: In a letter to the Election Commission, Trinamool chairperson and ex-CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought a swift decision on the status of her party and the rebel faction led by Uluberia MLA Ritabrata Banerjee.A large number of Trinamool MLAs had split with the party…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari is expected to hold a review meeting on dengue and other vector-borne diseases with health officials and commissioners of civic bodies on Tuesday at Swasthya Bhawan.While dengue cases have remained far lower this year compared to previous years, public health experts said vigilance is essential as…
Kolkata: Maharatna miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to launch the proposed initial public offerings (IPOs) of its two largest coal-producing subsidiaries — South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) — within the current financial year, with the exact timing depending on market conditions and govt directives.“Regarding IPOs of South Eastern Coalfields…
Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Calcutta HC on Monday referred to the dispute over Congress’s Nowda party office as akin to the Delhi ‘masnad’, “first the Ghori dynasty, then the Sultanate, Mughals and the British.” The court refused to interfere in Congress neta Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s case, directing him to approach the civil court.Chowdhury…
